Almond flour! Am I crazy?
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Almond flour! Am I crazy?
I got 5kg worth of free almond meal from a friend wanting to know if it could be used for making a drinkable product
Sounds crazy I know
There has been some research on converting almond husks to fermentable sugars and from the nutrition charts there are some fermentable ingredients in it. I’m worried about oil content and rancidaty as well as possible low yields
I want to know if someone tried anything this crazy?
Or any ideas on how to handel
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Sounds crazy I know
There has been some research on converting almond husks to fermentable sugars and from the nutrition charts there are some fermentable ingredients in it. I’m worried about oil content and rancidaty as well as possible low yields
I want to know if someone tried anything this crazy?
Or any ideas on how to handel
Mad scientist vides!
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Re: Almond flour! Am I crazy?
You should be able to make amaretto liqueur with that!!
(Lots of it! Give some to your friend, he deserves it.
And smallish bottles with nice labels make great gifts.)
It is probably more often made with apricot kernels, or part almond and part apricot
but go for it. Should be great, I love amaretto.
Geoff
(Lots of it! Give some to your friend, he deserves it.
And smallish bottles with nice labels make great gifts.)
It is probably more often made with apricot kernels, or part almond and part apricot
but go for it. Should be great, I love amaretto.
Geoff
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Re: Almond flour! Am I crazy?
Raw almond lists at only 20 ish percent carbs, some flours a mere 4-5 %, so at either end of those numbers, even with enzymes, you wouldn't get a massive yield, you would have to add sugar. Dont let that stop you, add the sugar, no doubt a delicious result awaits.
Re: Almond flour! Am I crazy?
That was what I was thinking, using the almond flour with rye maybe or oats?
“The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen's lives than all the doctors in the Empire” - Sir Winston Churchil
Re: Almond flour! Am I crazy?
Taste it. if it is strong almond, a liqueur might be worthwhile. Otherwise, this stuff might be worth a try: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=76531
Re: Almond flour! Am I crazy?
Thanks NZChris, what a great read! Will help my whiskey as well. Will see if we can get it locally.NZChris wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:35 pm Taste it. if it is strong almond, a liqueur might be worthwhile. Otherwise, this stuff might be worth a try: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=76531
What is you view om mashing the almond flour to gelatinize the little bit of starch in the nuts?
“The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen's lives than all the doctors in the Empire” - Sir Winston Churchil
Re: Almond flour! Am I crazy?
Geoff, still have some leftover grappa so think I’ll create some neutral and make some Amaretto as well, sounds delicious!
“The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen's lives than all the doctors in the Empire” - Sir Winston Churchil
Re: Almond flour! Am I crazy?
It's more likely to help than harm. You could try putting boiling water on a handful to see what happens. I'll be doing a small experiment on something tomorrow morning because there is nobody to ask who would have a useful answer.